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Anonymous wrote:For the cultural commentary... I have a name that you could say was "appropriated," although I am sure my parents would say they simply really liked it. Then I married into a last name that is commonly confused for a very similar name that is clearly defined as belonging to the same culture as my first name... and it's annoying. Not terrible, but almost everyone I meet makes an assumption about me by my name. It's not a bad assumption, just not correct.

I wonder about this. I have some friends who gave their kids SPANISH names even though they are not SPANISH (none of their HERITAGEIS SPANISH). Already their young children get questions about their SPANISH heritage and I think it's really awkward. Lovely names, and they certainly gave them with the best of intentions, but I think it's confusing for a lot of people.

I'm not a purist about this at all but I think it's easy to think "oh everything is global now!" when it's not really true. I think you have to consider the actual community your child will grow up in, and whether their name will make sense in that context.

This is why a lot of ppl think the baldwin kids are going to be messed up. They were lied to about their own heritage. The world knows now. And they have been given these ultra Spanish names

Totally agree!

BUT, I have friends who love Spain and spent tons of time there who chose a Spanish name for their kid. Now, they are white Jews from the Midwest and they don't pretend not to be. They do not claim to be Spanish blooded or whatever. But, the kid has that name. It works.
It's the lying and deception and claiming a heritage that isn't yours that is batsh*t and problematic.

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Anonymous wrote:For the cultural commentary... I have a name that you could say was "appropriated," although I am sure my parents would say they simply really liked it. Then I married into a last name that is commonly confused for a very similar name that is clearly defined as belonging to the same culture as my first name... and it's annoying. Not terrible, but almost everyone I meet makes an assumption about me by my name. It's not a bad assumption, just not correct.

I wonder about this. I have some friends who gave their kids SPANISH names even though they are not SPANISH (none of their HERITAGEIS SPANISH). Already their young children get questions about their SPANISH heritage and I think it's really awkward. Lovely names, and they certainly gave them with the best of intentions, but I think it's confusing for a lot of people.

I'm not a purist about this at all but I think it's easy to think "oh everything is global now!" when it's not really true. I think you have to consider the actual community your child will grow up in, and whether their name will make sense in that context.

This is why a lot of ppl think the baldwin kids are going to be messed up. They were lied to about their own heritage. The world knows now. And they have been given these ultra Spanish names

Anonymous wrote:Maura
Lauren
Carys
Rebecca
Tess
Claire
Lena
Nina
Sabrina

Owen
Eammon
Graeme
Nicholas
Neil

You never hear Claire or Owen?! Do you live outside of the US?

Anonymous wrote:For the cultural commentary... I have a name that you could say was "appropriated," although I am sure my parents would say they simply really liked it. Then I married into a last name that is commonly confused for a very similar name that is clearly defined as belonging to the same culture as my first name... and it's annoying. Not terrible, but almost everyone I meet makes an assumption about me by my name. It's not a bad assumption, just not correct.

I wonder about this. I have some friends who gave their kids Indian names even though they are not Indian (they are mixed race, but none of their races is Indian). Already their young children get questions about their Indian heritage and I think it's really awkward. Lovely names, and they certainly gave them with the best of intentions, but I think it's confusing for a lot of people.

I'm not a purist about this at all but I think it's easy to think "oh everything is global now!" when it's not really true. I think you have to consider the actual community your child will grow up in, and whether their name will make sense in that context.

For the cultural commentary... I have a name that you could say was "appropriated," although I am sure my parents would say they simply really liked it. Then I married into a last name that is commonly confused for a very similar name that is clearly defined as belonging to the same culture as my first name... and it's annoying. Not terrible, but almost everyone I meet makes an assumption about me by my name. It's not a bad assumption, just not correct.

Anonymous wrote:Warren (boy)
Sutton (girl, although I guess it could go either way)

Those were picks of mine that got vetoed.

I LOVE Sutton.

Maura
Lauren
Carys
Rebecca
Tess
Claire
Lena
Nina
Sabrina

Owen
Eammon
Graeme
Nicholas
Neil

Warren (boy)
Sutton (girl, although I guess it could go either way)

Those were picks of mine that got vetoed.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally met a not-elderly Iris and got so excited.

It turned out she had chosen the name for herself as a professional name because her given first and last name are the same as a celebrity. So not an Iris from birth.

I love it, but couldn't use it with our last name. I'm curious if people know children or young women named Iris.

I know an Iris who is a toddler. I think it's a sweet name for a kid. She is named for one of her grandmothers and also her parents are devoted gardeners and really liked the idea of a flower name. I think Rose and Lily are a bit overused at this point, so Iris, Cammelia, Cassia are nice alternatives. I also adore Daisy, but I do think I've started to hear that suggested a bit more. Especially since it can be a standalone or a nickname for Margaret.

DP. I had a friend named Camelia growing up and always thought it was a beautiful name.

DP. I just really like flower names in general? I wish Rose wasn’t always relegated to a middle name too.

Anonymous wrote:Elise
Matteo
Patrice
Tess
Holly
Rex
Julian

Ha. I know multiple kids named Elise, Matteo, Holly, and Julian!

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Anonymous wrote:Always like seeing some of the more classic 80s baby names from my school days. Maybe they’re in for a resurgence?

When’s the last time you heard of a new baby named Carl, Scott, Kevin, Jeff, Keith, Eric, Nick, Marvin, or Aaron, or Lauren, Amanda, Gabrielle, Adrienne, Sarah, Maya, Kara, or Joyce?

My daughter's name is Maya. There are a lot of them, I had thought ?

There are tons. My kids also have friends named Aaron, Lauren, and Sarah.